The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-29
Y. M. C. A.
HE Adjourned Annual Meeting-Re.
ports of Retiring Officers.

ports of Retiring Officers.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
7. NJ. G. A. was held last evening in the
large hall with good attendance. The
proceedings opened with the singing OF
the hymn, "We're Marching to Zion, :"
followed with prayer by the Rev. w. B.
Oleson. The first report read was that
on devotional work, by Mr.. F j. Lowrey.
1t stated that the Sunday afternoon
meetings had been success, the aver
age attendance being SO. The noon day
meetings had been discontinued.
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. P. c. Jones read the report OF the
Committee on Temperance. He stated
that gospel temperance meetings had
been held in Fowler's Yard from April,
1886, to February, 1887, and then given
up for various and good reasons. The
average attendance had been eighteen,
and sixteen different persons had led the
meetings. Mr.. Booths work was re-
ferred to as very successful. He reached
class the Temperance Committee had
been unable to. Great progress had
been made during the year closed in
this branch of work. The Rev. Mr..
Cruzan, during his six years residence
here, had done valuable work for the
temperance cause The Blue Ribbon
League and the Hawaiian branch of the
Y. M. G. A. were also referred to.
READING ROOM COMMITTEE.
Rev w G. Merritt read the report of
the above committee, which stated that
during the year twenty periodicals had
been taken at a cost of $l07 %. The
youths Companion" for which there
is demand, had been ordered for the
present year Mr. E. A. Jones had sup
Piled copy in the past. The "Voice"
and National Temperance Advocate"
are new papers ordered. The paper
stated with regret that never had so
many papers been carried away from
the reading room than during the past
year. AS yet no one had been detected
in the act.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The Treasurer's report was read by
Mr.. f. O. White, in the absence of Mr..
Southwick, " no has gone to the States.
1t is as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand from last year. SOL Oh
Nine monthly meeting collections. SO 80
Membership dues ........... 274 90
Members contributions ....... 1874 90
Donations 204 so
Proceeds from four entertain
Collection for International Com
Collection from contribution box 8 90
Subscription for last year. ...... 80
Sale of kerosene cans .......... 80
Overcharge on j. H. Soper's bill 90
Rent of Hall six times .. 102 so
$2,877 80
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salary General Secretary ... 81 ,625 90
Janitor ....... 53S Is
NJ. ]. de Freitas (Portu-
guese class) ....--.... -. so 90
Committee ...............,.e. % so
POST ofice rent of box e and Stamps 10 %
g postal cards ......... 90
Subscription DAILY Bulletin" so
Hawaiian Gazette. 50
Hawaiian Gazette" bill for print
ing w
Subscription go Luso Hawaiiane" 4 90
Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co .... % 90
Peoples Ice and Refrigerating
Company Observation-Disclosures. 100 80
]. II. Soper, bill for sundries $500. 90
periodicals . "a 25
and mailing '..,.e...e'1...'.,. 121 25
f. o. Hall & Son, bill for sundries 90
Castle q Cooke Is ~
Brewer IL Co. bill for oil - 90 90
Levers q Cooke, bill for sundries. 80 60
j. T. Warehouse "a A
S. ID. Fuller 26 10
Davis q Wilder, bill for ice .. so
Honolulu Water Works, for water II 80
Sailors Home, bibles, etc ...... 20
Pacific Hardware Company, bill
for sundrieS .................. 43 90
HOpp & Co., laying mating ..... IL 20
n. +. Burgess, bill for sundries so
]. NJ. Dat Il Co. - g 1 90
T. G. Thrum rs
$2,857 SO
Cash as. i to New Years ac-
o o . %